News Briefs: November 21, 2018 issue

Camosun research on the rise Camosun College has jumped from the number 41 spot to number 26 on Research Infosource’s annual list of the top 50 Canadian research colleges. Camosun scored third nationally for research growth; its research income, which is what the final rating is based on, grew 69.2 percent this year. Research Infosource […]

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Unpacking the Bags: A letter from an international student to Victoria, BC

Dear Victoria,  When I arrived, we were complete strangers. I carried in my bag a mixture of feelings—nervousness, anxiety, and satisfaction. I could feel that you, on the other hand, were quiet and patient. At first, we didn’t like each other because we did not speak the same language and you had a different climate […]

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Toronto’s Ralph brings her best self to stages across Canada

Toronto synth-pop artist Ralph (also known as Raffaela Weyman) is touring her new album A Good Girl across Canada, and her cooler bags are packed with Tupperwares full of salad and homemade turkey meatballs. An array of audiences awaits her on her journey, and she is working hard to make sure she brings her best […]

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Making RENT in Victoria is no easy task

The Victoria Operatic Society (VOS) isn’t one to shy away from a difficult show. Over the last few years they’ve put on productions such as Les Miserables, Spamalot, Miss Saigon, and, most recently, 9 to 5. This is something that director Doug Crockett is excited to be a part of with their latest production, RENT. […]

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Communication Error: Trap doors

Are you afraid of spiders? It’s said that when one conversational door closes, another opens. What if lying behind the door of new opportunity is an eight-foot-tall, hairy trap-door spider ready to paralyze you, then spin you in its web for later consumption? All while it feeds on your friends? We’re told that networking, branching […]

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Camosun’s Nicole Kilburn incorporates Indigenous knowledge into field school

The world of archeology is changing, and Camosun Anthropology instructor Nicole Kilburn and the Archaeology Field Assistant program she developed are at the forefront of that change. Kilburn developed the program in 2008 to fill a skills gap in the industry.  “Generally, if you are working [in the field] you have an undergrad in Anthropology […]

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Camosun alumna helps bring storytelling event to Victoria

The buzz starts before 7 pm down on the sidewalk in front of the Victoria Event Centre on Broad Street on the third Thursday of every month. There are greetings and hugs in the lineup as people wait to get into the storytelling event Confabulation. Confabulation producers Cassandra Togneri and former Camosun student and Nexus […]

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